Intravenous and vascular access literature news and updates.
A commonly encountered difficulty during US-guided cannulation is the small lumen of the vessel (especially internal jugular vein) in patients…
Cancer is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism of four to sixfold. Cancer-related interventions such as chemotherapy, hormonal…
Evaluate the effect of time to CVC removal, early (within 48h from the diagnosis of candidemia) vs. removal at any…
To determine the factors that influence the decision to transfer children in septic shock from level II to level I…
The purpose of this study was to reduce radiation exposure during pediatric central venous line (CVL) placement by implementing a…
Our primary objective was to determine the proportion of patients that required CVC after USPIV. Our secondary objective was to…
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and reasons for rejected haematology specimens, preanalytical variables which may…
The transfusion of older packed RBCs may be harmful in critically ill patients. We seek to determine the association between…
The appropriate training in the use of ultrasound in anesthesia, intensive-care medicine, and pain therapy should be implemented in south…
Post-cholecystostomy outcomes were comparable between short-course and long-course antibiotics, consistent with emerging literature supporting short-course antibiotics for intra-abdominal infection with…
Our findings support that there are differences in IV smart pump compliance both within and between hospital systems and that…
Knotting of intravascular catheters has been well described, and all such cases documented in the literature have occurred during catheter…
Central venous catheter (CVC) fracture is a common complication. The aim of this study is to examine risk factors resulting…
The aim of this study is to determine whether intraoperative fluoroscopy (IF) is required to confirm the correct position of…
Aim of the study was to analyze the frequency of BCs, the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and…
The aim of this study was to explore general registered nurses’ (RNs) assessments of problems associated with difficult peripheral intravenous…
The purpose of this article is to educate nursing staff of the importance of using topical analgesics such as LMX4…
Central venous cannulation using the basic principles of the Seldinger technique is a core skill for anaesthetists and critical care…
To develop an implantable port in which a microcatheter can be inserted for a combination therapy of repeated transarterial chemoembolization…
We challenge restrictions to the appropriate and timely provision of therapy for Lyme disease and encourage the use of community…
To assess the ability of various clinical factors to predict infection or dysfunction of tunneled hemodialysis catheters” Coker et al…
Our objective was to determine the compliance rate of the different steps of the phlebotomy procedure and propose corrective actions”…
Four serial phlebotomy procedures over six months with or without intravenous iron supplementation did not alter vascular endothelial function in…
Lipoprotein subclass analysis by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) can be used in risk assessment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). There…
We assessed the current status of knowledge, perception, attitude, and role model regarding hand hygiene (HH) among infection control nurses…
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) can facilitate early discharge; however, not all offered OPAT can accept. We assessed factors associated…
The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the patients’ perspective on high-quality care, and to explore what patient-centred…
We describe our protocol and report our experience with 12 patients, for a total of 25 infusions, who have received…
Young children with VTE most commonly have CVC-VTE and approximately one-tenth and one-fourth received no or only short durations of…
The implementation of universal octenidine-based bathing combined with a standardised washing regime led to a significant reduction of nosocomial VRE”…